Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Oncology - General

DNA repair is a rapidly advancing field in biology and these systems represent a major defense mechanism against environmental and intracellular damaging agents such as sunlight, ionizing radiation, and reactive oxygen species. With contributions from eminent researchers, this book explores the basics and current trends in this critical field. Topics include carcinogenesis as a predictive and/or prognostic biomarker for cancer therapy, nucleotide excision repair, and tumor genetics and personalized medicine. The contributions provide essential information to scientists, pharmaceutical...

First written by Philip Stell and Arnold Maran in 1972, Stell & Maran's Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology has been revised in both content and approach over the years to reflect the enormous progress made in the area. Now in its fifth edition, the book remains a key textbook for trainees in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.
Written with a strong multidisciplinary approach, the book has expanded considerably to include the expertise of international editors and contributing authors from a wide variety of backgrounds, including ENT, radiotherapy,...

For this volume of Advances in Pharmacology we have brought together some of the foremost basic science and clinical researchers to discuss some of the new frontiers in the development of targeted cancer therapy. Although still in its formative stages, the development of targeted cancer therapies has already shown incredible promise in a limited number of cancer types. As basic cancer research and drug development continues, we expect this number to grow and more patients to benefit from these exciting advances. Through better patient selection and novel strategies to manage...

Der vorliegende Band der dritten Auflage des Gesamtwerkes Pathologie" enthalt die Pathologie der Kopf- und Halsregion, der Weichgewebstumoren sowie der Haut. Die Pathologie der Kopf- und Halsregion umfasst dabei alle Erkrankungen, die sich in den verschiedenen, zum Teil miteinander funktionell verbundenen, zum Teil unabhangig voneinander existierenden, Organen beobachten lassen. Die Verfasser der verschiedenen Unterkapitel sind renommierte europaische Pathologen aus dem Arbeitskreis Head and Neck" der Europaischen Gesellschaft fur Pathologie. Der zweite Teil ist der Pathologie der...

Introducing the definitive gynecologic oncology reference and surgical atlas--in one essential text.

A Doody's Core Title for 2017

Gynecologic Oncology: Clinical Practice and Surgical Atlas brings together a skill-sharpening reference and full-color atlas to deliver an unmatched introduction to the field. As the most comprehensive, evidence-based gynecologic oncology resource available, this all-in-one resource offers high-yield coverage of the discipline's underlying principles and proven management strategies.

Each topic is written by experts and...

Image-Guided Cancer Therapy: A Multidisciplinary Approach provides clinicians with in-depth coverage of the growing, dynamic field of interventional oncology. Combining the knowledge of expert editors and authors into one powerhouse reference, this book looks at tumor ablation, HIFU, embolic therapies, emerging technologies, and radiation therapy throughout the body (liver, bone, breast, gynecologic and prostate cancers, to name just a few), and includes discussion of different imaging modalities. In the words of Peter Mueller, MD, author of the book's Foreword:

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